Powder coating is used extensively in the automotive, appliance, architectural, lawn & garden,
and general metal finishing industries, and now can be applied to other surfaces including ceramics, wood and plastic.
No matter what it is that you want to protect, powder coating is the right choice. Some advantages of powder coating
are:
- Durability - Powder coatings are extremely durable, and various types are formulated to
endure the severities of chemicals, abrasion and chipping, or ultraviolet radiation from sunlight.
- Finish variety - The latest paint technology has resulted in texture, wrinkle, hammer-tone
as well as smooth film powder coatings in any level of gloss.
- Color variety - Powder coatings are available in a wide array of colors, and can be specially
matched on request.
- Higher quality - Before baking, parts painted with liquid paint have a strong tendency to
attract dust particles that mar the final finish. Because powder coatings are dry before baking, they attract
virtually no dust, leading to a better quality finish.
Surface cleanliness is a fundamental prerequisite in quality painting. Contaminates interfere
with adhesive forces that bond paint to a surface. This is true no matter what surface-metal, plastic or wood is
used. Nor-Ell has state-of-the art powder coating equipment, including stainless steel bath to reduce contaminants.
Various processes are used to clean substrate surfaces, including aqueous, solvent, abrasive, flame
and cryogenic. The optimum process depends on many parameters, including the type of material being finished the
size and shape of the object, the end-use environment, the desired life expectancy of the applied coating and the
type of coating. Nor-Ell will work with you to select the best process for your application and needs.
Nor-Ell’s conveyor system allows efficient coating of parts with an envelope of 36”x72”x120’.
Our batch coating allows parts up to 10’x10’x20’. This capacity is some of the largest in the
industry.
